Canola and planters

[Misterjade9]

I think Tweety is a nice boy, but he shits to close to the house. Not sure he understands the meaning of mortality.

[TASFarms]

You're going to all the trouble/cost of using a planter, why not have earlier maturing canola, main stem canola and seed 9 plants per foot? Increase your yield, earlier harvest, decrease your risk.

If i had 9 plants per square foot I would end up with a decreased yield. Might work in a higher rain fall area but not in a low rain fall area.

[furrowtickler]

You're going to all the trouble/cost of using a planter, why not have earlier maturing canola, main stem canola and seed 9 plants per foot? Increase your yield, earlier harvest, decrease your risk.

All side by side we done with planter / drill the planter matured first everytime . That’s what happens here in the real world . May be different else where .

[furrowtickler]

80% live 20% die. Did i really have to spell it out?

There are 2 kinds of people in this world, those who can extrapolate.

Let me know when you do side by sides and plant counts for the next four years ... then you can add to the conversation with more legit posts 👍
Yup there is two kinds of people for sure , those that do and those that think they know without doing . It is what it is .

[tweety]

Let me know when you do side by sides and plant counts for the next four years ... then you can add to the conversation with more legit posts 👍
Yup there is do kinds of people for sure , those that do and those that think they know without doing . It is what it is .

Well ok then, seems all the answers have been determined.

[furrowtickler]

Well ok then, seems all the answers have been determined.

Nope , just sharing what we seen and the questions others have asked .
Always more to learn with anything . Have a good one 👍

[tweety]

I think Tweety is a nice boy, but he shits to close to the house. Not sure he understands the meaning of mortality.

I suppose i deserve the comments. Let er fly!

Can you explain to me what mortality means.

[farmaholic]

"80% establishment" would have been clearer.

I was kinda confused about 80% mortality but those do sound like Ghetto numbers.

[tweety]

"80% establishment" would have been clearer.

I was kinda confused about 80% mortality but those do sound like Ghetto numbers.

Well yes, that would have been more clear, long days seeding and harvesting.

Has there been any recent peer reviewed trials since Craig Shaw did that one with AgCanada?

[Misterjade9]

Mortality means how many seeds will die, with my old worn out C shank drill my agrologists uses 25 percent mortality rate when we figure out seeding rates, but I know that is high and that I get better than 75 percent survival. But if I could get 95 percent with a planter and sow 3lbs per acre less seed the savings are large.

[furrowtickler]

Mortality means how many seeds will die, with my old worn out C shank drill my agrologists uses 25 percent mortality rate when we figure out seeding rates, but I know that is high and that I get better than 75 percent survival. But if I could get 95 percent with a planter and sow 3lbs per acre less seed the savings are large.

That was a huge part of our decision as well
The ole c shank bourgault 8910 was not the best but still works in a pinch . Still great for cereals though 👍

[Misterjade9]

Yea I would like to turn my old 5710 into a banding unit and get all my fert down in the fall, now with a better second tractor I don't have to use my main one on the grain cart, now just need an extra body in the fall to put fert on. The old drill has close to 85000 ACS on it, still does a good job on n cereals but I would like to be better on canola.